Physical therapist gets 10 years for Medicare fraud, must pay $10 million

A physical therapist who co-owned an Oak Park health care business involved in numerous Medicare fraud convictions was sentenced to 10 years prison Friday, according to the FBI.(File photo)

DETROIT, MI -- A physical therapist who co-owned an Oak Park health care business involved in numerous Medicare fraud convictions was sentenced to 10 years prison Friday, according to the FBI.

Chiradeep Gupta, 39, was convicted in October 2012 of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering.

He was also ordered to pay $10 million in restitution along with several co-defendants.

Gupta co-owned All American Home Care Inc., which was involved in a scheme that led to 20 criminal convictions related to Medicare beneficiaries signing blank documents for physical therapy treatment that was either never provided or medically unnecessary.